- About Edina
-
City Offices
- Overview
- 2013 Work Plan
- All Staff Directory
- Administration
- Communications & Technology Services
- Community Development
- Engineering
- Finance
- Fire-Rescue & Building Inspections
- Health
- Human Resources
- Parks & Recreation
- Police
- Public Works
-
City Government
- Advisory Boards & Commissions
- City Council
- HRA
- News & Publications
- Parks & Places
- Blogs
- Resources
- Calendar
Mayor since January 2005
City Council Member January 1997-December 2004
Current Committees as Mayor
Regional Council of Mayors
I-494 Corridor Commission
Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) to the Met Council
Center for Transportation Studies (CTS), University of Minnesota
GEARS Board for Counties Transit Improvement Board
Highway 169 Coalition Steering Committee
Southwest LRT Management Committee
Southwest LRT Community Works Steering Committee
Regional Innovation Cluster Team
MSP Export Initiative
Mileage-Based User Fee Study Team
Current Community Service
Edina Community Foundation
Rotary Club of Edina Morningside
Occupation
Attorney
City Council member since January 2007
Current Committees as City Council Member
Edina Public Schools Community Education Services Board
Minneapolis Drinking Water Advisory Board
Current Community Service
League of Women Voters Edina
Morningside Woman's Club
Morningside Neighborhood Association
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, choir member and soloist
Education
Bachelor's degree in history, Macalester College
Juris Doctor, Columbia University Law School
Family
Husband, Patrick (EHS Class of '62)
Sons, Jeffrey and John
City Council member since January 2009
Current Committees as City Council Member
Southwest LRT Committee
Bloomington Edina Richfield Healthy Community Initiative
Edina Crime Prevention Fund
Current Community Service
Rotary Club of Edina Morningside
The First John Philip Sousa Memorial Band
Bloomington Civic Theater pit orchestra
Edina Crime Prevention Fund
Education
Bachelor's degree in music education
Occupation
Full-Time Volunteer
Family
Husband Ralph (EHS Class of 1972)
Son Luke (EHS Class of 2001)
City Council member since January 2011
Current Committees as City Council Member
League of Minnesota Cities Local Economies Committee
Metro Cities Municipal Revenues Committee
Current Community Service
Cornelia Elementary School
Edina Education Fund
Rotary Club of Edina
Southdale YMCA Board of Directors
Education
Bachelor's degrees in political science and psychology, Bowdoin College
Juris Doctor, Brooklyn Law School
Occupation
Realtor
Family
Wife Kelly
Children Charlie, Johnny, Kelly and Nick
City Council member since January 2005
Mayor Pro Tem since January 2011
Current Committees as City Council Member
Community Action Partnership for Suburban Hennepin County Agency (CAPSHA)
Southwest Cable Commission
Education
Bachelor's degree, University of Minnesota
Edina High School Class of 1969
Family
Husband Jim (EHS Class of '68)
Daughter Lindsay and Jeff Sorem with son Jack and daughter Grace
Son Scott and Jenny Swenson with daughter Sonja
Golden retrevier Bubba
Government Corner
Under state law, a city with a population of more than 15,000 must annually notify its residents of the positions and salaries of its three highest-paid employees. As of Jan. 1, 2013, those positions in Edina are City Manager, $156,043; Police Chief, $129,958; and Director of Engineering, $129,958.
Hot links
Hot links
The City of Edina
4801 W. 50th St., Edina, MN 55424
mail@EdinaMN.gov 952-927-8861